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Outstanding Youth Awards

After eleven years, youngsters who once entered as guests have grown to become the hosts of Funky Minds. Teens take turns welcoming younger counterparts and are careful to train the next generation in the culture of FM gatherings. "Put your electronics away, guys. Funky Minds is unplugged."

They have also taken over the majority of the planning, earning the title of Funky Minds Interns and Junior Interns.

A number of FM teens were recently recognized at the District 112 Outstanding Youth Awards held by District 112 Community Education. Included on stage were Superintendent Bauck, School Board Member Fred Berg, and a representative from Klein Bank.

When Funky Minds was in its infancy, Jerome Berryman, Institute for Childhood Theology, once advised, "Grow your team!" With no doubt, we now rank among the All-Stars.

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Cardboard Arcade Day

Proving true the idea that kids can enjoy a box more than the contents inside, Carver kids gathered to create arcade games out of fridge, oven, and various other size cardboard boxes. The event was inspired by Caine's Arcade, a video short well worth a view. http://cainesarcade.com/

A Candy Claw Machine, Skee Ball, and The Bottle Bopper are a few of the games that brought about giggles amid shrills of laughter at Community Park. At left, three kids are hidden in the box shoving soda bottles through the holes as the player "bopped" the popping creatures with a swim noodle. A local sixth grader put her new sewing machine to work to create the brave, furry sock toppers.

No doubt the Funky Minds Claw Machine generated curiosity as it made its way through town strapped to the back of an intern's bike. While the box reportedly took quite a bit of problem solving at home, the efforts were well invested at the gathering. The Claw was hit with young customers.